chrish Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Very well done! Martinnfb and ShelbyGT500 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Very nice job on the MIG-21! Like the cammo and nice small diorama base. Bet it looks great on the shelf! Cheers...Ron Martinnfb and ShelbyGT500 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Wow, what a model. I would love to know and see, if there is any wip pics, on how you did the nose and the spine adjustments. It all came out spectacular. ShelbyGT500 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Wow, Thank you guys everybody must feel excellent when people like his work 4 hours ago, Youngtiger1 said: Wow, what a model. I would love to know and see, if there is any wip pics, on how you did the nose and the spine adjustments. It all came out spectacular. Ok, no problem my friend. I've used a lot of 1mm polystirene and tamiya epoxy putty. First nose-cone: The exhaust and its "interior" : The re-worked fuselage-nose and MF back-spine: And start to shape the BIS spine: And already re-worked BIS spine, fuselage-nose and nose-cone: This was done maybe for five days, because the putty must be completely dry and hard. So hope this will be in your help at future bis projects Cheers Martinnfb, Out2gtcha, Alain Gadbois and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 That’s pretty epic stuff! The changes are subtle but very noticeable. ShelbyGT500 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Wonderful! may I ask wich color did you use for the cockpit interior? I'm planning a MiG17, and I'm a total newbie at soviet aircrafts! ShelbyGT500 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) Thanks guys, well I do not like the "ready" colors sets from manufacturers. It's so far from truth. So every time I mix my own. About your question mc65, for "Russian cockpit green" I mix this two colors 50/50 ratio: And always you can change this mix, if you want more blueish or greenish shade of cockpit color. Cheers. Edited October 15, 2021 by ShelbyGT500 Martinnfb, daveculp, mc65 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Hi thank you for the explanations !! so , if I understand , the nose cone , is longer ( a lot ????!!!) than the NF's ,the fuselage nose has been shortened more or less 2mm , and its "edge has been ..." beveled ",...the dorsal spine is a bit wider "at the gear bay level " or so Alain ShelbyGT500 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) HI Alain, well the nose-cone is wider than the MF's, not longer. I mean wider when write "larger". Sorry for that For fuselage-nose - yes it is wider than MF's also and the edge is "beveled". Maybe this is the right word. And for the spine - yes, wider and longer at the back side, where the tail it is. It ends almost where the parashute-tube starts. Edited October 16, 2021 by ShelbyGT500 Martinnfb, Daniel Leduc, alain11 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Nicely done. The modifications are really nice, the paint job is amazing. The base is also excellent. Thanks for sharing this with us Chavdar. ShelbyGT500 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 ShelbyGT500, thank you for sharing the wipe photos. I had been thinking about build the Bis conversion for some years as I saw it quite manageable but I am pleased to see you actually did it. It provides the needed encourage. Edward has some nice 1/48 Mig-21Bis models that I thinking about was thinking about purchasing one just to use as a basic reference. Do you recommend any good books as reference? TIA Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Hi Youngtiger1, you're welcome Yes you can use Eduard 1/48 BIS for a reference, but know that - the fuselage-nose is from their 1/48 MF. Everything else is with correct shape But really sorry, I cannot recommend you any books, because I've access to the real Mig-21 Bis, MF, PFM, F-13 planes and I do not need books. Sorry once again my friend. Youngtiger1 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 10:43 AM, mc65 said: Wonderful! may I ask wich color did you use for the cockpit interior? I'm planning a MiG17, and I'm a total newbie at soviet aircrafts! If you make a MiG-17, I believe all the cockpits were gray. mc65 and ShelbyGT500 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 12:31 PM, ShelbyGT500 said: HI Alain, well the nose-cone is wider than the MF's, not longer. I mean wider when write "larger". Sorry for that For fuselage-nose - yes it is wider than MF's also and the edge is "beveled". Maybe this is the right word. And for the spine - yes, wider and longer at the back side, where the tail it is. It ends almost where the parashute-tube starts. Thank you for the in progress photos! Shows the amount of work involved! ShelbyGT500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 Thanks Alain On 10/15/2021 at 5:43 PM, mc65 said: Wonderful! may I ask wich color did you use for the cockpit interior? I'm planning a MiG17, and I'm a total newbie at soviet aircrafts! Hi mc65, yes Alain Gadbois is pretty mush right. Mig-15/17/19 and early F-13's are with different color of cockpit. It's something like grey-blueish. You can use Medium Sea Grey or something similar of it. This is my Mig-15 Bis cockpit, you can see what the color is: Hope this will help you to start and finish your first Soviet Star Cheers Alain Gadbois and mc65 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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